Bitter Winter
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights

NEWS FROM CHINA

Philippines: “China’s Troll Army” and the New Face of Influence Operations
A model investigation by an award-winning magazine highlights how Beijing uses trolls to shape public opinion in “hostile” countries.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD

The AROPL Teen Member Murdered in Kenya: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied
Said Athumani Kamau, brother of slain Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light member Ibrahim Ramadhan, was due in court in November. The hearing was postponed to February.
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TESTIMONIES FROM CHINA
Nepal, Belt and Road to Big Brother: Surveillance Tech in China’s Sphere of Influence
Nepal imports technology from China—which is where data end up.
TESTIMONIES FROM THE WORLD
Japan: “Sacrifice to the Nation,” an Extraordinary Book. 1. A Country Where Terrorists’ Wishes Come True
Award-winning journalist Masumi Fukuda has begun changing how the Japanese view the Unification Church following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
FEATURED CHINA
U.S. Congressional Report Maps a Broadening Repression in China
The document released by the U.S. Congressional‑Executive Commission on China (quoting several “Bitter Winter” articles) insists on religious persecution.
FEATURED INTERNATIONAL
Fra Angelico’s Demonology: The Sweet Painter’s Inferno
The triumphant Florence exhibition highlights the surprising ferocity of his Hell.
OP-EDS CHINA
A Chinese Christian Reflects on the House Churches’ Bitter Winter
The recent Zion Church incident represented a shocking but unsurprising escalation in the crackdown on independent Christian communities.
OP-EDS INTERNATIONAL
When Torquemada Speaks Korean: President Lee’s New Inquisition Against “Heretics”
The crackdown on dissident religious groups is now entering a second phase, where they are persecuted not for specific behaviors but for “heresy.”
INTERVIEWS

The Unexpected Disciple: From Jerusalem to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light
A father of five, once rooted in Jewish Orthodox life, describes the quiet collapse of certainty that led him to AROPL.
DOCUMENT AND TRANSLATIONS

Carta abierta sobre la detención arbitraria de Konstantin Rudnev en Argentina
“Bitter Winter” documentó la saga de Ashram Shambala y por qué las acusaciones contra su fundador no son convincentes. Argentina debería liberarlo de la cárcel.






